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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
PRAYED Out of Bed.

Chattanooga Special to the Nep York Herald
A most remarkable case of faith cure took
place here last night.
Mrs. W. +. jordan, wife of a well known min
lister of this city, who had been confined to hel
bed for year and a half with heart disease
and a complication of other troubles, was thor
o.ghly cured
An emissary of Christian science, > from Bos
ton, arrived in this ty Saturday, and service
of prayer was held at the bedside of the sick
woman that night.
The service lasted two hours, when, to the
establishment of all present, Mrs. Jordan arose
from her bed unaided, dressed herself and start
ed out into the street.
She walked ten squares before returning
home.
Yesterday morning she arose from her bed
and, after partaking of hearty breakfast went
to church fer the first time in two years.
When she entered the church her most init
mate friends could not believe their own eyes
although they saw her.
The affair has created a decided sensation in
the city, and her husband, who is wild with de-
light, says there is no use questioning the faith
cure in the future
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
A Device for Steering Balloons.

Pdris Dispatch to The London Standard.
It is announced that Capt. Renard, Chief of
the Military Balloon Service at the camp Of
ChalOns, has invented mechanism for balloon
steering and propelling The balloon made by
him two years ago could not make Roadway
against a current of tine velocity of more than
five metres a second, that is to say, against a
light wind. 1t is affirmed that with his inven-
ton the balloon will be able to resist current
of double the strength If it is true it is step
forward which may render balloons really use
full in times of war. CAPT Renard is so conf
dent of the success of his new propeling mech
ansm that, in order to prevent the secret being
discovered he is having each piece of the ma
chine made in a different establishment and in
various parts of France. When they are all
finished they will be sent to him, and he himself
will put them together. 1t is said that the ma
chine will be completed by about the end of
next month. when the invention will be put to a
test without delay
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
Some of Oscar Wilde's Yarns.

Mrs L. c. MouIton in the Boston Herald.
He told two the other day illustrative of the
disadvantages of the houses in a block being
too much alike. A man was asked to dinner,
and he went to the house next door to the one
where he had been hidden His name was an
nounced, and bis host stepped forward to well
come him. AS il CHANGED, the guest knew the
wife and not the husband II am so very sor-
ry," said the host, that my wife is too i'll to
come down stairs. But we must get on as we'll
as we can without her." Still thinking he was
in the right place, the guest stayed on, took a
pretty girl into dinner, and had charming
evening. Two days afterward he met the lady
who was to have entertained him, and she as
sailed him with reproaches for spelling the sym.
metry Of her dinner table, and IL came out that
he had inadvertently dned next door
The other tale was of q curious looking old
couple, who went to an evening party. They
knew no one, aud seemed desperately out Of
place. When the last guests were gone. the
husband said TO the wife: Queer old dodgers
those two friends of yours" .'Of mine Why,
they were your friends, surely. / never saw
them before. " "Well, | am sure / never did :"
and inquiry elected the fact there was a SER
wants ball next door. and that-the old couple
had meant 10 go there, and had been as uncom.
Portable as possible at not finding any Of their
acquaintances.
When Mr.. wilde told these stories they sounded
true, but now I've written them down, really
don't think they do However, II tell the taleh
o. / heard IL told and also tell you another
one, widely current In London. that certain
duchess invited one OF the cowboys Of the
American exhibition 70 dine, and he arrived at
the appointed time with his wife aud baby. He
said there was no one 10 leave the baby with. 80
he had 70 bring him. The baby was c0nnded 10
the ducal nursery, and the dinner WINS served
It's the fashion 70 tell this story, No you may as
well believe H.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
Tho Mistake of a Contemporary.

The jacksonville Times Union appears to
have very large capacity for making mis-
statements. If these misstatements did not
appear so frequently in its columns there
would be a disposition to believe that they
were intentional, but the number of them
leaves no room for doubt that they are the
result of carelessness and Indifference. In
its issue of Sept. Z, in an article entitled
charleston Redivivus," it says: During
the year that Charleston experienced fall
ing off of only few hundred thousand dol
lars Savannah lost about 81 600, 900 worth
OF business as compared with the previous
year." The reference is, of course, to the
year which closed on Aug 81 last.
1t would be interesting to know where the
Times Union obtained its authority for this
statement that Savannah lost $4,000, 900
worth of business last year. The fact is
that Savannah's business was never before
so large as it was during the year that has
just closed. The number of bales of cotton
received was about 900 less than that of
the previous year, but the cotton crop was
smaller by over 10000 bales The figures
therefore, show that the pro-
portion of the crop which Sa-
vannah received was greater than
that Of the previous year. The significant
fact, however, cannot be overlooked that
while, owing to shorter crop, 1000 bales
less of upland cotton were received, the re-
ceipts of sea island cotton were very much
larger. In fact, so great was the increase
in the receipts of this kind of cotton that
there is every reason to believe that in
future Savannah will be the market for
pretty much all of the sea island cotton. OF
course, this does not afford the Times
Union joy. 1t has been doing its utmost to
influence Florida planters to send their sea
island cotton to Jacksonville, but its efforts
have had no other effect apparently than to
swell the receipts at this port.
But Savannah's increase in business last
year was not alone in sea island cotton She
handled more lumber than in the previous
year. and her receipts of rice and naval
stores were great deal larger. Her whole
sale trade, particularly in groceries,
amounted to many hundreds of thousands
of dollars more than in the preceding year,
although it was remarkably large in that
year.
No, Savannah is not losing any of her
business. She is increasing it, and that, too,
at rapid rate. She has reason to expect
that her business during the present year
will be several millions of dollars larger
than it was for the year just closed Savan-
nah is SO prosperous herself that she is not
jealous of the prosperity of her sister cities
The MORNING News has NOT bean and will
not be, slow to make known the prosperity
of Jacksonville or any other Florida city
and if, through lack of information, it does
any one of them an injury, it will promptly
do what it can to repair it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
Beauty and Utility Combined.
From the Philadelphia CAL.

Philadelphia man and his Boston friend
were sitting in restaurant, and the Boston man
said: You people have considerable artistic
taste" las howyn asked the Quaker, between
bites. Here, for instance" said his friend.
Look at that doorway. heaped up with flowers
and trailing vines, giving such fresh and pas
toral air TO the room. declare, it is thoroughly
artistic" st is very useful - said the Phiadel.
phia man. "Useful?'' "Ys. useful. You will
observe that the cashiers desk is near the door
not artistically decorated. You will also OBJ
serve that it is impossible to make an exit
through the artistic doorway-at least, without
attracting attention-conSequentl they cannot
slide out without paying. Alas for human ma
ture! That is the reason for the artistic decora-
ton" The Boston man heaved a mighty sigh
of regret and ate his steak in silence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
A Woman Who Steals Children.

Boston Special TO the PhiLddetpfJG Press.
A rare case of emotional keptoniania is ex.
citing the scientists of this city. The culprit
patient or victim. whichever she deserves to be
called, is Minnie Nelson, whose age is put down
in he police record as %. Shells a finelooking
woman whose strange mental condition results
entirely from, excessive use of liquor She was
rested re 1ptly for Xxi mapping the A. ear-old
daughter OF Mrs. Donovan, of No. 400 CHARLES
street. The singular part of her mania is that
she never thinks Of stealing child when she is
sober. At such times any mother is perfectly
safe in letting her children run around where
Miss Nelson is, without the slightest fear. Al
orphan asylum without an attendant being
present. But when she is in her cups a close
watch is necessary over stray children. Ragged
or richly dressed, pretty or homely, tidy Oh
soiled, all children are alike to her under these
circumstances, The cause of this remarkable
mania is puzzle to the physicians, and she will
doubtless. be placed in custody soon and closely
watched to see if it is possible to solve the mys
ferry
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

Mrs. Ada c. Bittenbender has been nomi-
mated by the Prohibition party as candi-
date for Supreme Court Judge of Nebraska,
and is making an active canvass. She is a
married woman, young, and was admitted
to the bar only four or five years ago. II
is difficult to take seriously political party
which makes such a nomination as this.
Leaving out the question of sex, it is inn
possible that. lawyer with so little expert
ence can be possessed of the great fund of
knowledge necessary to the proper discharge
of the duties of judge of reviewing
court
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

The Washington Republican says the
revenue reform measure which has been
agreed upon in conferences at Oak View, in
which it says Mr.. Randall took part, pro
vides for the abolition of tine tax on tobacco
and fruit brandy, reduction of customs
duties and large addition to the free list.
Other papers deny that Mr. Randall has
been to Oak View and that any agreement
has been reached. The policy indicated
above, while better than doing nothing, in
dictates too great concessions to the Randall
faction to be readily accepted by people
anxious for real revenue reform.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MEETINGs-Jasper Mutual Loan Association.
SPECIAL NoTICEs-Hats, at Jaudon's; As to
Nor. Bark Patent; oysters, Etc, Chas. F. Ora
ham.
GuNs-Palmer Bros
PRoPosAIs-B Wanted for Construction of
Townsville, Tallahassee and Monticello Rail
road.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENTs-tielp want
ed; Employment Wanted; For Rent; For Sale;
Personal; Miscellaneous.
AUCTION SAIE-Personal and Perishable Prop
erty, by J. Mclaughlin & Son.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

Mayor Hewitt, of New York, is about to
begin vigorous attack on the encroach-
ments of the elevated railways ON the rights
of the city. Mr.. Hewitt is probably as good
a Mayor as New York has ever had, and the
citizens would probably cheerfully undergo
at every recurring election the turmoil and
anxiety caused by Henry Georges candi-
dacy, if necessary, to secure the services of
men of the high character and ability Of the
present Mayor
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

1t is more than probable that the survey
of the extension of the Central railroad
from Carrollton, Ga, to Decatur, Ala, had
considerable to do with the collapse of the
alleged New York capitalists, Grovesteen
& Pell The prospect of the Central's bnild-
ing an almost parallel line with the Rome
and Decatur railroad paralyzed the effort to
float the bonds of the latter concern.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

The New York Herald, whose owner has
a million dollars invested in the Commercial
Gable, Indignantly denies that Mr.. Mackay,
who controls the company, is about TO sell
out 10 Jay Gould. Mr. Mackay is said to
have lost several millions in the big Cali
fornia wheat deal and TO be practically out
of ready money, though he has many mil
lions locked Up in telegraph lines and other
property. II this state Of affairs really
exists Mr.. Benefits million is in a pretty
ticklish position. The Herald has made
jay Gould and his schemes the target for
innumerabie attacks, and II opportunity
offers ho may be counted on 10 get even
with ia owner
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

Baltimore and Ohio stock has declined
from us few weeks ago to l40, and diff
Guilty is experienced at selling at the latter
price. 1t is feared in Baltimore that the
decline may continue and the large income
derived by the city and Johns Hopkins Uni
versity from their holdings be serious
ly diminished. The city is prosperous and
growing and could stand the loss, but the
usefulness of the University might be Sc
riouslv crippled
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
The Northern papers are printing sketches

The Northern papers are printing sketches
of the career of Count Eugene DeMit-
kiexwicz in this country before his departure
for China, which contain statements it will
trouble him to explain satisfactorily to the
Nandarins he has brought over to investi-
gate the standing of himself and his as
sociates. 1t is said the Russian minister had
something to do with the collection of these
facts. From all accounts DeMitlliexwicz is
a wonderfully bright and resourceful ad
yenturer
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
A member of the New Hampshire Sena'

A member of the New Hampshire Senate
charges Kirk d. Pierce, nephew of Presi-
dent Pierce, with having attempted to bride
him to make speech in favor of a railroad
bill, and an investigation is in progress.
Mr.. Pierce has possibly had experience in
the Washington lobby, and thought it as
easy to buy State Senator now as it was
to buy Congressman in the Pacific rail
road days He is no doubt chagrined at his
vnfstaEa
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

Rhode Island, like Georgia, is having a
penitentiary investigation. Gen. Wall,
warden of the State prison, who is accused
of brutality toward convicts, demanded in
vestigation, but, not finding it what he
thought it would be, has so inundated the
commission, appointed by the Governor, by
threats of suits for libel that several of its
members have resigned. The State should
push the investigation and protect its
agents
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

What has become of the gas well which
was to give Chattanooga a population of
100, 900 within year, and about which that
city was in such fever of excitement few
weeks ago9 The newspapers have nothing
to say about it lately. Was their talk all gas!
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

An Americas guano company has named
one of its brands of guano John David
son" after the President of the Senate,
whose casting vote defeated the Brady bill.
Mr.. Davidson is "A level-headed man, and in
the Brady case displayed considerable nerve
for an old politician who is ambitious to
Ego up higher" He is on the right track
to future honors. He is a bachelor, and
probably the handsomest man of his age in
Georgia
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

District Assembly No 40, Knights of
Labor, of New York, has voted that mem
bers may contribute money to aid the Chi
cago Anarchists. This is in direct opposi-
ton to Mr.. Powderly's orders, and is
another evidence of his lessenng influence.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

A man named John Grundy WINS found
dead in a dirty garrett in Philadelphia a
day or two ago amid the most horrible sur
roundings. He had supported miserable
existence for a long time as rag-picker.
Thirty years ago this same man was an in
fiuential politician, was for several terms
an Alderman of the city, and a Police Jus
tice. His wretched end is but another
warning of the perils of drink
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
The Fisheries Commission.

From the Springfield Republican INDY
A joint commission is an excellent medium
through which to arrive at an agreement, if it
cannot be reached through distant ministers.
1t Is far wiser than a resort to retalatory meas
ures on the part of the United States toward
Canada the outcome of which cannot be fore
seen. Let us hope that success will attend this
effort to settle vexatious question in friendly
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

The feud between the Belt and Oldham
families, in Hardin county, Illinois, has led
to about dozen murders, and the commu-
nifty is practically without the protection of
law. 1t looks as if Hardin county, Ken
lucky, had slipped across the river to get
out of the way of Gov. Buckner's militia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
virginia's Trading Politics.

From the New York Times (Rep.)
II the Virginia Democrats still look for char
mony" in the party by means of truck and
dicker, in official patronage, which is only a
of principle, then it viii be well for the party
that they shall be disappointed. The miserable,
mercenary game that has been played in Vir-
ginia by both parties has been curse to the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
The way TO Disarm labor Parties.
From the New York World (Dem)

From the New York World (Denl)
The way for either or both of the old parties
in any State to make the labor movement non
formidable is to make 1t unnecessary. And this
can be done by correcting the remediabe evils
and righting the durable wrongs which give to
the movement whatever strength it has.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

Ayoub Khan, the Afghan refugee, may
yet prove to he the agent through which
the Car will disturb the peace of Europe.
Mr.. Khan appears to be at home in Russia.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

A clergymen's meeting has been held in
Helmsworth In favor of early interment, in
plain earth, In the simplest possible coffin,
instead Of falsely so-called burial in vaults
and crowded graves, simplicity and econo-
my In place OF ostentatious display; Chris
tian simplicity instead Of pagnn and due
reverence at the burial Of the very poor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
CURRENT COMMENT.
The Tariff Must be Reduced.

FROM the New York Herald Qnd)
1t is clear that there is no other duty so seri-
GUS as this in sight. The country is behind the
men who have the courage of their convictions
on this subject, and that party will hold the
White House which works for the best interests
of the American people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

Not long since the Central Labor Union,
Of New York, suspended the Musical Protec-
tive Union because tho latter refused TO
obey certain orders. The musicians avenged
themselves ON the day Of the great labor
parade by demanding an extra 81 apiece,
and they got 1.-THE Central Union had 10
march 30 their music.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

New York has narrowly escaped a great
theatre horror. Tuesday night the largest
audience ever at the Casino was present to
witness the five hundredth performance of
Erminie, and some idiot in the gallery
screamed fire. The great crowd was instantly
on its feet. and a rush for the doors began.
Several women tainted, some people were
bruised in the jam, and a few men exhibited
their cowardice by deserving the ladies in
their charge, and boiling headlong through
the crowd in n mad rush for safety.
Il cool-headed and strong voiced actor
finally succeeded in allaying the excitement,
for which there was no real cause. A law
ought to be passed sending the man to the
penitentiary who unnecessarily gives the
alarm of fire in q crowded theatre. As
everybody knows, even in case of fire, the
most imminent danger to the audience lies
in its own frantic efforts to escape. If
panic could be avoided there would rarely
be loss Of life. The theatre could be
emptied in an orderly way before the dan
ger from fire became imminent.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09

When cramped you have no time 20 expert.
meDt. You want relief II possible, at once
Tell your druggist you want Fred Browns
Cinger-the genuine. Philadelphia. ls2s.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-09
The Second Flag Incident.

Mrs. Cleveland's refusal to accept the in
vitation of the authorities of New York to
present certain flags to the firemen of that
city continues to be the subject of specula-
ton and comment in New York and Wash
ington. As a rule her course is commended,
but the New York Aldermen say that in
not inviting the President to be present at
the ceremony there was no intention to
slight him.
There is another phase of the matter
which has attracted some attention, and
which, in the opinion of some, affords the
true reason of Mrs. Clevelands course, 1t
is that Mayor Hewitt and the President are
not on the most friendly terms. 1t seems
that Mr.. Hewitt has never been at the
White House since Mr. Cleveland has occu-
pied it. although he was in Congress for
quite a long while after Mr.. Cleveland be-
came President
1t is assumed by some, therefore, that the
invitation was not intended so much as a
compliment to Mrs. Cleveland as a slight to
her husband. If there is any truth in this
it will be admitted at once that there was
but one course left open to Mrs. Cleveland,
and that was the one she took.
1t is probable, however, that there was
no intention on the part of anybody to slight
the President. Before the invitation was
sent to Mrs. Cleveland it was understood
that it would be accepted, and it was re-
garded as only necessary formality.
Doubtless Mrs. Cleveland expected that the
invitation would include the President, and
was surprised when she alone was asked II
is also probable that she Immediately hunt
ed for some reason for the omission to invite
the President. The fact that the ceremony
did not require his presence may never have
occurred to her as a reason why he was not
invited. Her letter of declination was so
adroitly and pleasantly written that it was
not possible to find fault with it, or with
Mrs. Cleveland for declining the invitation.